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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES --

BARRINGTON

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Malik, and Hearn

     Date Introduced: January 29, 2015

     Referred To: House Municipal Government

     (by request)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. That act entitled, "AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM TAXATION CERTAIN

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REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE HELD BY ST. ANDREW'S INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL IN

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BARRINGTON, RHODE ISLAND. (Name now changed to the St. Andrew's school.)", enacted

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by the general assembly at its January session, 1950, is hereby repealed.

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     Section 1. St. Andrew's industrial school, in Barrington, Rhode Island, (Name now

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changed to St. Andrew's school), a corporation organized by authority of law, March 7, 1896, is

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hereby authorized to take, hold, transmit and convey the land, with all buildings and

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improvements thereon, situate in Barrington, Rhode Island, now belonging to such corporation;

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said real and personal estate to be taken, held, transmitted and conveyed for educational purposes

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and exempt from taxation by authority of section 2 of chapter 29 of the general laws, entitled

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"Property liable to and exempt from taxation," as amended.

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     Sec. 2. The real and personal estate of said St. Andrew's industrial school, Barrington,

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Rhode Island, shall be exempt from taxation so long as the same shall be used for the purposes of

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said corporation.

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     Sec. 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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     SECTION 2. Chapter 44-5 of the General Laws entitled "Levy and Assessment of Local

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Taxes" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     44-5-13.39. Barrington - Exemption for St. Andrew's School. -- (a) The tax assessor of

 

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the town of Barrington is authorized to grant an exemption from real property taxation to St.

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Andrew's School, a non-profit educational corporation located in said town, to the extent of five

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(5) acres of the real property of said corporation, said five (5) acres to be identified and so

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designated by the corporation, and to be exempt from taxation so long as the same shall be used

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for the purposes of said corporation.

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     (b) This section applies only to assessment and taxes in the town of Barrington.

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     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES --

BARRINGTON

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     This act would change the real property tax exemption for St. Andrew's School to five (5)

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acres.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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